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Live after US left Irak

He spoke from the same Oval Office setting used by Bush in 2003, when he told the world America had no alternative but to flush out Saddam Hussein’s putative weapons of mass destruction. The WMDs never turned up — and … Continue reading

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Missing Lesson From the Mine Tragedy

In the wake of last week’s disaster at Massey Energy Company’s Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, it’s become increasingly clear that CEO Don Blankenship has gamed the loophole-laden mine safety enforcement system. Despite a supposedly tougher federal law … Continue reading

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Charleston fire station forced to remove nativity scene

Firefighters are forced to pull the plug on a Christmas Nativity scene, one that they’ve displayed for years, after a local man files a complaint citing the display violated the First Amendment. Charleston Fire Department Station 12 had to remove … Continue reading

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Complaints against DirecTV soar after A.G. charges “deceptive” practices

The state attorney general’s office received more than 50 overnight complaints against DirectTV after Rob McKenna filed a lawsuit against the company for “deceptive and unfair practices.” That follows hundreds of complaints filed against the satellite television business, which McKenna … Continue reading

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Six progressive complaints about House health bill deserve attention

The Affordable Health Care for America Act was approved by the U.S. House Saturday night with overwhelming support from progressive Democrats in the chamber and a president who was elected with the enthusiastic support of progressive voters. Well, of course, … Continue reading

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States Want Coordinated Crackdown On Debt Relief Firms

The attorneys general of 40 states have asked the Federal Trade Commission to tighten regulation of companies offering debt relief services to consumers. The FTC is currently reviewing a new rule proposal to amend the current Telemarketing Sales Rule. The … Continue reading

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Report: GarCo oil and gas dept. tiny despite growing complaints, workload

Despite a growing number of complaints from Garfield County residents about the environmental impacts of natural gas drilling, the county department charged with addressing those issues is one of the smallest and least staffed, according to the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent. … Continue reading

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Ousted UN official stands by election complaint

An American ousted as the No. 2 official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said Monday he has no second-thoughts about assertions that the organization failed to aggressively probe vote fraud charges in the August presidential election. “The flaw that … Continue reading

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Making People Poor at Walmart

At the world’s largest and most profitable retailer, low wages, unpaid overtime, and union busting are a way of life. Now Wal-Mart workers are fighting back. * In 2001, sales associates, the most common job in Wal-Mart, earned on average … Continue reading

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Why we Need to Know the Truth About 9/11

Eight years after the attacks of 9/11, the ongoing Governmental secrecy surrounding the events of that fateful day is becoming impossible to maintain — the official 9/11 fairy tale has continuously unraveled — and the more the truth is revealed, … Continue reading

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